Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett öra

ear/²øːra/

Meaning

ear

In Swedish: det som man hör med, hörselorgan

Forms

Forms of öra
Singular, indefiniteett öra
Singular, definiteörat
Plural, indefiniteöron
Plural, definiteöronen

öra is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort öra, det stora örat. Check another noun

Practise öra

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Is it en öra or ett öra?

öra in a sentence

  • hålla för öronen
    cover one's ears with one's hands

Expressions

  • dra öronen åt sig
    get cold feet

Words built with öra

  • örhänge earring, eardrop
  • öronskydd earmuffs
  • öroninflammation ear inflammation

Questions

What does öra mean in English?

öra means “ear”.

Is it en öra or ett öra?

It is ett öra, and “the ear” is örat.

What is the plural of öra?

The plural of öra is öron, and the definite plural is öronen.

Origin

From Old Swedish ø̄ra, from Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-.

Nearby common words

öra is number 1,181 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 1,177skrika scream, call out
  • 1,178stiftsstad A see city, an episcopal see; a city that is the seat of a bishop.
  • 1,179extra extra
  • 1,180evig eternal, persistent, never-ending, everlasting
  • 1,182domare judge; referee, umpire
  • 1,183stack went, left
  • 1,184kyla cool, chill
  • 1,185operation operation
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary